Letter from R.R.M. Carpenter to Dr. Harold E. Anthony of the American Museum of Natural History

R.R.M. CARPENTER NEMOURS BLOG. WILMINGTON SB, DEL.
October lA, loi4-7
Dr. Harold E. Anthony American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 7qth Street New York 2^, N. Y.
Dear Harold:
I am enclosing you a cooy of a letter from
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Mr. Silvester, the Secretary of the ^ast African Professional Hunters' Association, which I think will be of interest to you,
In that It deals with the g-ame situation in Nairobi.
I also received this morning, from Sir William Coates of London, several clipping's on this subject from the London Times. You will remember that Sir William wrote us
aulte an extensive letter on the subject about a year e^o.
I think you will like to read these London Times articles, althous-h they sr° ouit^ lengthy. After you are throup-h with # them, you mlg-ht think it best to out them in the files of the
Boone and Crockett Club.
Sincerely yours,
RRI-'C Ends.
Boone and Crockett Club Records (Mss 738), Archives and Special Collections. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library. University of Montana-Missoula.
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Y EAST AFRICAi’ PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS* ASSOCIATION
Box £25, NAIROBI Kenya Colony
26th July 19^7.
Ref.PH/14.
R.R.M.Carpenter Ssa.,
Nemours Bldg.
Wilmington 9&> Del., U.S.A.
Dear Mr. Carpenter,
Thank you very much for your letter of the 23rd of May 19^7 >rith the extract from the letter of Dr. Anthony in which I was much interested. I took the liberty of sending a copy to the Game Warden here to show him the increasing interest which is being taken in the States in the proper preservation of our game. I have been having a slight breeze with him on the subject of a letter which I addressed to the "Crown Colonist" on the subject of the destruction of game In Kenya. It is difficult for members of the Association to speak their minds fully on this matter as they depend on hunting for a living and of course much depends on their relations with the Game Department but I am in the fortunate position of being entirely Indep­endent .
The number of rhino shot in the Makueni area in order to make room for the Akamba to be moved from their Reserve has novr risen to nearly one thousand and we are ell much perturbed about it.
At a recent meeting of the Committee of the Association the Game Warden told us that there was no point in arousing the interest of people in the States and in Great Britain in this matter of game destruction but I am sure that he is entirely wrong and that it Is only by further
arousing such interest that we can hope to stop the rot and prevent
more onslaughts on it. In my opinion it is completely hypocritical to paint a picture of everything in the garden being lovely. It most certainly is not and we shall wake up one day to find that our game has gone the way of that in South Africa, never to be replaced.
You would find Kenya, at its most beautiful now. We
have had wonderful rains this year - up here on our dairy farm at
Limuru where I am typing this letter at the week-end we have had nearly 53 inches to date - and everything* is green and bright.
With, again, the deep gratitude of the Association for the interest which you are taking in our game and every good wdsh from our members,
yours sincerely,
(Sgd.) J. M. Silvester
Boone and Crockett Club Records (Mss 738), Archives and Special Collections. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library. University of Montana-Missoula.

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Letter from R.R.M. Carpenter to Dr. Harold E. Anthony of the American Museum of Natural History

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A letter from R.R.M. Carpenter to Dr. Harold E. Anthony of the American Museum of Natural History written October 14, 1947 concerning African Game. Included with the letter is a letter from J.M. Silvester to R.R.M Carpenter concerning the preservation of Game in Africa.

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R.R.M. CARPENTER NEMOURS BLOG. WILMINGTON SB, DEL.
October lA, loi4-7
Dr. Harold E. Anthony American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 7qth Street New York 2^, N. Y.
Dear Harold:
I am enclosing you a cooy of a letter from
6
Mr. Silvester, the Secretary of the ^ast African Professional Hunters' Association, which I think will be of interest to you,
In that It deals with the g-ame situation in Nairobi.
I also received this morning, from Sir William Coates of London, several clipping's on this subject from the London Times. You will remember that Sir William wrote us
aulte an extensive letter on the subject about a year e^o.
I think you will like to read these London Times articles, althous-h they sr° ouit^ lengthy. After you are throup-h with # them, you mlg-ht think it best to out them in the files of the
Boone and Crockett Club.
Sincerely yours,
RRI-'C Ends.
Boone and Crockett Club Records (Mss 738), Archives and Special Collections. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library. University of Montana-Missoula.
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Y EAST AFRICAi’ PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS* ASSOCIATION
Box £25, NAIROBI Kenya Colony
26th July 19^7.
Ref.PH/14.
R.R.M.Carpenter Ssa.,
Nemours Bldg.
Wilmington 9&> Del., U.S.A.
Dear Mr. Carpenter,
Thank you very much for your letter of the 23rd of May 19^7 >rith the extract from the letter of Dr. Anthony in which I was much interested. I took the liberty of sending a copy to the Game Warden here to show him the increasing interest which is being taken in the States in the proper preservation of our game. I have been having a slight breeze with him on the subject of a letter which I addressed to the "Crown Colonist" on the subject of the destruction of game In Kenya. It is difficult for members of the Association to speak their minds fully on this matter as they depend on hunting for a living and of course much depends on their relations with the Game Department but I am in the fortunate position of being entirely Indep­endent .
The number of rhino shot in the Makueni area in order to make room for the Akamba to be moved from their Reserve has novr risen to nearly one thousand and we are ell much perturbed about it.
At a recent meeting of the Committee of the Association the Game Warden told us that there was no point in arousing the interest of people in the States and in Great Britain in this matter of game destruction but I am sure that he is entirely wrong and that it Is only by further
arousing such interest that we can hope to stop the rot and prevent
more onslaughts on it. In my opinion it is completely hypocritical to paint a picture of everything in the garden being lovely. It most certainly is not and we shall wake up one day to find that our game has gone the way of that in South Africa, never to be replaced.
You would find Kenya, at its most beautiful now. We
have had wonderful rains this year - up here on our dairy farm at
Limuru where I am typing this letter at the week-end we have had nearly 53 inches to date - and everything* is green and bright.
With, again, the deep gratitude of the Association for the interest which you are taking in our game and every good wdsh from our members,
yours sincerely,
(Sgd.) J. M. Silvester
Boone and Crockett Club Records (Mss 738), Archives and Special Collections. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library. University of Montana-Missoula.